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Forum: School and College Life Topic: (Please answer, no ignoring) I don't know what to do! |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 6:11 am
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Replies: 6
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| I started medical school because someone told me I can't. That was the worst mistake of my life! I wasn't interested in the career or the subjects. If you're smart and have a good memory, the theoretical part isn't difficult. However, if you're not interested in the subjects and you struggle with th... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Quitting med school after 4.5 years |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2017, 2:51 am
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Replies: 7
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| I'm bummed. I finished 4.5 out of 6 years of med school (Europe) and I just can't seem to go on any longer. I've been taking long breaks between semesters, but it hasn't helped. All these years I've been living a nightmare. And to top it off, I don't get any degree after 4.5 years, not even a bachel... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Kafkaesque/Orwellian diagnosis nightmare |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2014, 4:26 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 4,657
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| To me, you've come across as manic with how you're writing and what you're saying. I don't know the full story...only what you've been telling us. I can't defend you or your psychiatrist since the information is incomplete and biased. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My speech disappeared over a night |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2014, 2:44 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,037
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| This happens to me when something upsets me and I become 'mute'. I want to vocalize, but can't. I can just make sounds and grunts, sometimes even those are impossible. I communicate in writing. However, something strange started happening - I started having these episodes after waking up. I had one ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, I'm new, and a bit about why I can't work |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2014, 3:43 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,155
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| POTS is usually associated with tachycardia when standing up (i.e., get out of bed in the morning too fast and get dizzy, getting up from a chair too fast...), but it should resolve within a few minutes after that. If you get tachycardia while standing up for longer periods of time, you might have a... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Best way to start learning programming? |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2014, 1:32 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,207
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I would never survive med school. |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2014, 2:59 pm
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Replies: 13
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| I'm about to start my 5th year in med school (I'm diagnosed with Asperger's). The reason I applied was because someone told me I couldn't get in. I regret my choice, but I'm stuck since I can't throw so many years out the window without ending up with a degree. The easiest part in med school (from m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Went through neuropsych. eval. - test question |
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Posted: 14 May 2014, 9:04 pm
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Replies: 10
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| This sounds like issues with complex working memory (i.e., dealing with highly unstructured data). This was my issue. Did you take Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) or Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST-R)? I would be curious to compare sub-test scores. Also, how ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Went through neuropsych. eval. - test question |
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Posted: 14 May 2014, 8:09 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Yes, found out about developmental topographical disorientation, maybe you'd like to look that up as well. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Went through neuropsych. eval. - test question |
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Posted: 14 May 2014, 7:33 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I found the name of the test: Corsi block-tapping test. It measures visuo-spatial short term working memory (spatial span test), and I think I got tested because I had mentioned in my interview that I get lost easily, I never know where I am in relation to other places outside the room I'm in, etc. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Went through neuropsych. eval. - test question |
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Posted: 14 May 2014, 11:02 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 940
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| About the square test: think about the squares being spread out like cities on a map, but with no connection between them, and someone points to different cities, one after another, randomly. You are then supposed to replicate the exact order of cities by pointing at them immediately after the perso... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Went through neuropsych. eval. - test question |
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Posted: 14 May 2014, 4:12 am
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Replies: 10
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| I finished my neuropsychological evaluation yesterday, and I have a question about one of the tests. The psychologist took out a laminated card which had scattered red squares. She pointed at some of them, while I was supposed to remember the sequence and repeat it. I did fine with 4-5 squares, but ... |
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